CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship
May 23-26, 2016
Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club
Orland Park, Ill.



The duo of Tim Sheppard and Tom Kearfott won
the inaugural CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship

Day 4: Thursday, May 26

ORLAND PARK, Ill.- An excited phone call in mid-January paid dividends in late May, as the pairing of Tom Kearfott and Tim Sheppard scored a 1-up victory in the championship match of the inaugural CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship Thursday at Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club.

“Tommy called me up and said ‘Hey, you’re 55 in February, right?’ and I said ‘Yeah,’ and he said ‘Let’s do this!’” Sheppard recounted of the conversation.

After carding a 3-under-par 69 in Monday’s stroke play qualifier, the pair earned the ninth seed for match play.  A 2-and-1 first round victory set up a quarterfinal match against brothers Bob and Larry Silvestri, who had earned the top seed as co-medalists.  Kearfott and Sheppard defeated the Sivestri pair 3 and 2, then dispatched of U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifiers Vance Antoniou and Mark Esposito, 4 and 3, in the semifinals, in Antoniou and Esposito’s fifth consecutive day of competitive four-ball golf (two at Winged Foot in the USGA championship and three at Crystal Tree).
(Full Recap / Match Play Bracket / Facebook Photos)

Day 3: Wednesday, May 25

The duos of Tim Sheppard and Tom Kearfott and Kip Blakesley and Tim Saurs will face off in the championship match of the inaugural CDGA Senior Amatuer Four-Ball Championship at Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club.

Sheppard/Kearfott bested Mark Esposito and Vance Antoniou in their semifinal match, 4 & 3, on Wednesday. After a 40-minute lightning delay after teeing off the 16th, Blakesley/Saurs returned to the course to close out Anthony Cascino and Tom Destefani 2 & 1.

The 18-hole championship match is slated to tee off Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

Semifinals
(9) Tom Kearfott / Tim Sheppard def. (5) Vance Antoniou / Mark Esposito, 4 and 3
(7) Kip Blakesley / Tim Saurs def. (14) Anthony Cascino / Tom Destefani, 2 and 1

Quarterfinals
(9) Tom Kearfott / Tim Sheppard def. (1) Bob Silvestri / Larry Silvestri, 3 and 2
(5) Vance Antoniou / Mark Esposito def. (13) Danny Brown / Mike Scardina, 6 and 5
(7) Kip Blakesley / Tim Saurs def. (2) Brad Barker / Dan Roan, 4 and 3
(14) Anthony Cascino / Tom Destefani def. (11) Bob Brigham / Jay Levine, 1 up

Day 2: Tuesday, May 24

The Round of 16 was closely contested, as seven of the eight matches went to at least the 17th hole. Co-medalists Bob Silvestri/Larry Silvestri and Brad Barker/Dan Roan were taken to the 18th hole before closing out quarterfinal spots.

Quarterfinal matches will tee off at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. The semifinals will take place Wednesday afternoon.

Round of 16
(1) Bob Silvestri / Larry Silvestri def. (16) Edward Mular / Ted Zurkowski, 1 up
(9) Tom Kearfott / Tim Sheppard def. (8) Tom Boettcher / Andrew Nathan, 2 and 1
(5) Vance Antoniou / Mark Esposito def. (12) Philip Kenny / Ted Pecora, 2 and 1
(13) Danny Brown / Mike Scardina def. (4) Steve Daly / Daniel Kinsey, 1 up
(2) Brad Barker / Dan Roan def. (15) Gary Freund / Mark Hannon, 1 up
(7) Kip Blakesley / Tim Saurs def. (10) David Passaglia / Bob Schachner, 6 and 4
(11) Bob Brigham / Jay Levine def. (6) Larry Ahearn / Joel Patten, 2 and 1
(14) Anthony Cascino / Tom Destefani def. (3) Anthony Sobel / George Zorich, 1 up

Day 1: Monday, May 23

Stroke Play

The teams of Bob Silvestri & Larry Silvestri and Dan Roan & Brad Barker earned co-medalist honors at the inaugural CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club. Both duos shot 6-under-par 66 to lead the way, with Anthony Sobel & George Zorich finishing stroke play one shot back. The low 16 teams advanced to match play. (Stroke Play Results)

• Field
• Tee Times

Qualifying